The Sanskrit terms Caturdaśāhan and Caturdaśāha can be transliterated into English as Caturdasahan or Caturdashahan or Caturdasaha or Caturdashaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturdashahan.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Caturdaśāhan (चतुर्दशाहन्) (or Caturdaśadina) refers to the “time period of fourteen days”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] If [the Yogin] who abides in absorption remains [in it] up to the end of fourteen days (caturdaśadina), he [gains] the Siddhi called Aṇimā, by which the state of being extremely small is obtained. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Partial matches: Caturdasha, Aaha, Aha.

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